I would be putting this set about 12 to 15 feet from the viewers to get a movie screen effect. Is that too close. Is it too bright a screen?
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about the right distance....mine is about 20 feet and need to get a little closer.....
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Some suggest 1.5 to 2.5 times the diagonal size, not the width or length. Your 70" would be best at a distance of between 8.75' and 14.5' and you are in that zone. My Sharp LC-80LE757 is between 13-15' from most of our living room seating. By using the suggested sizes I would have any distance between 10' and 16' so I am within those distances. Brightness can be adjusted and the optional settings on the Sharps are many. The pre-set options usually work for the different conditions, whether night or day and regular TV or a movie. The larger the screen, the better you are if you are back in the zone. Your indicated distances seem right on. Your other responses seem to aim for a similar zone. Enjoy. Some suggest 1.5 to 2.5 times the diagonal size, not the width or length. Your 70" would be best at a distance of between 8.75' and 14.5' and you are in that zone. My Sharp LC-80LE757 is between 13-15' from most of our living room seating. By using the suggested sizes I would have any distance between 10' and 16' so I am within those distances. Brightness can be adjusted and the optional settings on the Sharps are many. The pre-set options usually work for the different conditions, whether night or day and regular TV or a movie. The larger the screen, the better you are if you are back... » Read More Some suggest 1.5 to 2.5 times the diagonal size, not the width or length. Your 70" would be best at a distance of between 8.75' and 14.5' and you are in that zone. My Sharp LC-80LE757 is between 13-15' from most of our living room seating. By using the suggested sizes I would have any distance between 10' and 16' so I am within those distances. Brightness can be adjusted and the optional settings on the Sharps are many. The pre-set options usually work for the different conditions, whether night or day and regular TV or a movie. The larger the screen, the better you are if you are back in the zone. Your indicated distances seem right on. Your other responses seem to aim for a similar zone. Enjoy. « Show Less
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Chickensoup, keep in mind that the "move screen effect" is primarily the result of the projected image taking up the majority of the viewer's visual field. To get that level of coverage with a 70" screen viewers would have to be much closer than 12-15' and that would probably be uncomfortably close. That said, I have my 70" about that distance from my seating and while not at all like a theater it is a great picture with plenty of detail for everyday viewing of any HD content, including movies.
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I have this TV about 8.5ft from the couch an looks excellent you don distinguish the pixel at this distance, and the size of the image is like you be in a movie theater, i dont think you must have any problem if you look it a little bit away, about the bright you alway can adjust it but i dont think this could be a problem, i use it whit one of the image presets and the TV looks amazing.
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No, that's not too close. You could even go closer if it's for movies from a high quality source (bluray). Mine is about 14 feet away. I would really like a 65 inch tv for that distance, but Sharp doesn't make one. Brightness is completely adjustable.
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While I am not an expert. I would say that the distance should not be an issue. I will see that my personal preference is bright and the yellow does pop because of the quattrons. But I am the same distance and enjoy and I was going for movie screen effect.
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The manual doesn't give a maximum. It does give setup distances for a 300" screen. We use our in a home theater with a 4:3 screen measuring 120" and it is plenty bright.
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I'm on 110 in screen which is frankly to big for the room, but you free like your watching IMAX or 3D of every show because stuff is so big. I most likly should have done 8ft screen max. My room is only 18 long so I have the projector on the ceiling at 17ft and the screen on the other side. My main seating are is 12 ft from the screen making my 110 in seem like 20ft instead of 10ft plus
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hi... i've been using this at 8-9 feet. the screen is "techincally" matte, but it is a bit glossy for my liking. make sure you don't have windows or lights behind you...as you'll be able to clearly see them on the screen. i've had the tv for about 5 months, and couldn't be happier. it has it all. don't pay attention to the doomsayers who sit in the dark looking at a black screen and make strange judgements about clouding, leakage, etc, unless you notice a serious strange aberration you can't live with. oh, and make sure you shut off motionflow and the stock settings for color (aka the "soap opera" setting; and the color as it comes out of the box is too extreme; for my eyes, i use the cinema setting) most of all? just enjoy it :) at 8 feet, this monster envelops my entire field of vision...oh, and i'd get it up just a little above sitting waist height...hope this helps :)
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I think it would work well if you have a place to put it a straight shot to the screen. I have it 22 feet from the screen and it projects a 210" projection. I think it doesn't do too well with a lot of lighting. You can always try it and return it to Amazon if you're not satisfied. I'm very satisfied with it myself.
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The Green Screen is not as large as they lead you to believe here, the subject has to be very close to the green screen anyway to be keyed properly. The lights are very bright so I haven't needed more for use of the green screen.
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yes, but the screen size depends on the distance of projection. The classroom can not be too bright.
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Ok Eileen, this question doesn't give me enough information, so I did some experiments. If I place the screen 17" away from the front of the projector it can be focused to a sharp picture. At that distance I played the DVD movie "The Croods" and the widescreen picture was approximately 13.25" in diameter or just over 12" wide. Then I moved the screen out about 25" away from the front of the projector until the widescreen picture was 17" wide and then focused it and it was a sharp picture. I then changed movies and played the Blue Ray movie "Ice Age" and it projected the same size picture, but it was slightly sharper. Hope this helps you... :)
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When it comes to light in the room this projector is just 'ok'. The blinds/curtains do have to be shut in order to enjoy the movie. But if the room is dark and no light, then the project is really nice. We use the projector at night over the weekends and we love it. We have it hung on the ceiling 16ft away from screen, screen size around 120". This is my first projector.
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Yes/No. You need the lights fairly dim to get a good result from this thing, and if the projector is far from it's screen getting the sharpness narrowed in for text can be tricky. It'll work in a pinch, but a large well lit room would not be good.
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I think it depends on your projector. I was surprised that I needed to be fairly close, maybe 5 to 6ft. I'm very happy with the screen, it's big, but easy setup and breakdown. Hope this helps. :)
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I have a 120" screen, our couches are 14 feet from the screen at it looks really good. Also remember it will depend on your source. Broadcast TV will not look as good as a blu-ray or HD movie rip. Needless to say people are always amazed when they come over to watch a game.
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The distance is not an issue you will be able to see it at 6 ft away. We have never used it in the day or in a bright room but I do feel if may be an issue as it at times was not extremely bright with some videos displayed on it.
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this should do just fine out doors. You will need to wait for late evening for it to be dark enough, and I have found ambient light to not effect the over all projection quality too much. So porch lights and landscape lighting shouldn't be a problem. You will likely need a separate sound system, unless you have a quiet group of people watching. I would take precautions to be sure it won't be exposed to rain or pool splashes though, there is a lens adjustor and buttons on top of the projector.
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I've had it 20 feet away from screen, image was great. Haven't tried it further because I speak with laptop and projector up front with me. Hope this helps.
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Again, it all depends on how big your screen is. I use mine at about 5ft and get about a 5ft diagonal picture. Remember this is a short throw projector.
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I think it really depends on how close to the wall/screen you are mounting the projector. Mine is 16 feet from the front of the projector to the wall and easily covers every bit of my 10' 8" (diagonal) screen with excellent resolution. So from 12 feet you should be able to project a very large quality image.